Dharmadharma, Dharmādharma, Dharma-adharma: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Dharmadharma means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dharmadharm.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāDharmādharma (धर्माधर्म) refers to “(one who is free from) truth or untruth”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Then again, the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja uttered these verses to that Bodhisattva, the great being Guṇarājaprabhāsa: ‘(29) [...] The one who delights in the well done (sukṛta) and perfected dharma, who is free from the twofold grasping (dvayagrāha) of truth or untruth (dharmādharma), and who constantly takes pleasure in the dharma through the excellent concentration, him I ask about the of the space-like subject of mind. [...]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmādharma (धर्माधर्म).—[masculine] [dual] right and wrong; jña [adjective] knowing [rarely] & [with]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmādharma (धर्माधर्म):—[from dharma > dhara] m. [dual number] right and wrong, justice and injustice, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDharmādharma (धर्माधर्म) [Also spelled dharmadharm]:—(nm) religion and irreligion; virtue and vice.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dharma, Adharma.
Starts with: DharmaDharma-chinta, DharmaDharma-cinta, Dharmadharmajna, Dharmadharmapariksha, Dharmadharmaparikshana, Dharmadharmaprabodhini, Dharmadharmasenahanana, Dharmadharmau, Dharmadharmavyavastha.
Ends with: Kaliyugadharmadharma, Maheshvaradharmadharma.
Full-text (+8): Dharmadharmapariksha, Dharmadharmaparikshana, Dharmadharmavyavastha, Dharmadharmaprabodhini, Dharmadharmajna, Dharmadharmasenahanana, Pramathagana, Parisuddha, Maheshvaradharmadharma, Dharmadharm, Astikaya, Vipaka, Amurtaguna, Dravya, Dharma, Adharma, Anvita, DharmaDharma-cinta, Shabdakshara, Graha.
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Search found 23 books and stories containing Dharmadharma, Dharmādharma, Dharma-adharma; (plurals include: Dharmadharmas, Dharmādharmas, adharmas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 6.2.14 (Desire and aversion produce dharma and adharma through inclination) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Production of Dharma and A-dharma]
Sūtra 9.1.12 (Omniscience of the united yogins, how possible) < [Chapter 1 - Of Ordinary Perception of Non-Existence and of Transcendental Perception]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 18 - Dharma, Adharma, Akāśa < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]
Part 11 - Dissolution (Pralaya) and Creation (Srṣṭi) < [Chapter VIII - The Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Philosophy]
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter III.d - Division of jaina categories or substances < [Chapter III - Categories]
Chapter III.f - Prabhācandra’s view regarding matter < [Chapter III - Categories]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.2.9-10 < [Chapter 2 - Divya (the celestial plane)]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 5.1 - The non-soul substances (ajīva-kāya) < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]
Verse 5.2 - Classification of substances (dravya) < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 3 < [Chapter 8 - Aṣṭama-yāma-sādhana (Rātri-līlā–prema-bhajana sambhoga)]